4.17 早读 | 你不能等到生活不再艰难，才决定要开心

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听前想一想：用英语怎么说？

1. 你不能等到...了才...

2. 我急切地等待夏天的到来。

3. 不要再给她打电话

4.17 早读原文

You can't wait until life isn't hard anymore before you decide to be happy.

英音讲解01:20，美音讲解02:55，词汇讲解03:50

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音标符号来自权威词典| Longman Dictionary

今日发音练习重点

1. can't 英美发音不同；

2. until/ʌnˈtɪl, ən-/ 词末舌侧音不要卷舌。

言之有物

1. 词链儿：you can't wait until... before...

你不能等到...了才...

Youcan't wait for the world to quiet down before you start focusing on your own well-being.

你不可能等到整个世界安静下来，你才开始关注你自己的幸福。

You can't wait that much before you start using it.

你不能等那么久才开始使用它。

原声例句：You can't wait until you're confident about getting it right before you do it.

你不能等到有信心做对了才去做。

原声例句：You can't wait until somebody is in trouble before you start intervening.

你不能等到别人有麻烦了才开始干预。

Wow, I can't wait until I'm ancient like you, so I don't have to worry about important things.

哇，真想快点变得跟你一样老，就不必整天再为那些人生大事担心了。

图片源自《冰雪奇缘》

I'd wait until you talk to Jack before you start getting all giddy.

我应该等你先和杰克谈妥，免得你激动得忘乎所以。

图片源自《密西西比》

拓展

词链儿1：sth can/can't wait

XX可以等[不急]/刻不容缓[不能等]

Go home. The report can wait till tomorrow.

回家吧。报告可以等到明天再说。

You can't wait till the end of the year to pay the rent.

你不能等到年底才付房租。

词链儿2：sb can't wait to do/for XX

We can't wait to get started.

我们迫不及待地想要开始了。

I can’t waitfor the summer.

我急切地等待夏天的到来。

点击跳转回顾【Winter comes and you can’t wait for summer. Summer comes and you live in dread of winter.】

https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/CjMR0OEZVjCxHWsLaReQ8g

I can't wait until next summer.

我等不及明年夏天了。

图片源自《圣·弗朗西斯》

2. 词链儿：not... anymore 不再...

...life isn't hard anymore

生活不再艰难了

She told me not to phone her anymore.

她叫我不要再给她打电话。

点击跳转回顾【听歌学英文 |Let it Go】

https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/ikkS9C5nrGOdNOP3Qrc8Pw

Let it go, let it go

就让它去吧，随风而去吧

Can't hold it back anymore

无需再继续隐忍屈从

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